[Toxicity study for acrylamide]

Abstract

Acrylamide is one of the most important chemical materials, which has been widely used in industry. It is one kind of many contaminants in occupational environments. However, it has been reported that starchy foods cooked at high temperature contain a certain amount of acrylamide. The main acrylamide exposure route for non-professional population is intaking of high-temperature starchy foods. In this review, the studies for tumorogenesity, neurotoxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity possibly caused by acrylamide were reported.